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The year 1991 in film involved some significant events.
Contents |
Events
- April 28 - Bonnie Raitt marries actor Michael O'Keefe in New York
Top grossing films (U.S.)
| Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Terminator 2 : Judgement Day | TriStar | $204,843,345 |
| 2. | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Warner Bros. | $165,493,908 |
| 3. | Beauty and the Beast | Disney | $145,863,363 |
| 4. | The Silence of the Lambs | Orion | $130,742,922 |
| 5. | City Slickers | Columbia | $124,033,791 |
| 6. | Hook | TriStar | $119,654,823 |
| 7. | The Addams Family | Paramount | $113,502,426 |
| 8. | Sleeping with the Enemy | Fox | $101,599,005 |
| 9. | Father of the Bride | Touchstone | $89,325,780 |
| 10. | The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear | Paramount | $86,930,411 |
source: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1991&p=.htm
Awards
- Best Picture: The Silence of the Lambs - Orion Pictures Corp.
- Best Director: Jonathan Demme - The Silence of the Lambs
- Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins - The Silence of the Lambs
- Best Actress: Jodie Foster - The Silence of the Lambs
- Best Supporting Actor: Jack Palance - City Slickers
- Best Supporting Actress: Mercedes Ruehl - The Fisher King
- Best Foreign Language Film: Mediterraneo, directed by Gabriele Salvatores, Italy
- Drama:JFK
- Best Picture: Bugsy
- Best Actor: Nick Nolte - The Prince of Tides
- Best Actress: Jodie Foster - The Silence of the Lambs
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: Beauty and the Beast
- Best Actor: Jeff Bridges - The Fisher King
- Best Actress: Bette Midler - For the Boys
- Other
- Best Director: Oliver Stone - JFK
- Best Foreign Language Film: Europa Europa, Germany
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- Barton Fink, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, United States
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
- Close To Eden (Urga), directed by Nikita Mikhalkov, France / USSR
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- La Casa del sorriso (The House of Smiles), directed by Marco Ferreri, Italy
Films released in 1991
A
- A Scene At The Sea
- The Addams Family
- The Adjuster
- All I Want For Christmas
- An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
- At Play in the Fields of the Lord
B
- Backdraft
- Barton Fink - Palme d'Or award
- Beauty and the Beast
- Brother Future
- Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
- Billy Bathgate
- Blue Desert
- The Borrower, directed by John McNaughton, starring Rae Dawn Chong and Don Gordon
- Boyz N the Hood
- Bugsy - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Drama)
- The Butcher's Wife
C
- Cape Fear
- Captain America
- Career Opportunities
- Cast A Deadly Spell
- Child's Play 3
- City of Hope
- City Slickers
- Class Action
- Close To Eden (Urga)
- Closet Land
- The Commitments
- Curly Sue
D
- The Dark Wind
- Days of Being Wild
- Dead Again
- Deceived
- Defending Your Life
- Delicatessen
- Delirious, starring John Candy
- Doc Hollywood, starring Michael J. Fox
- The Doctor, starring William Hurt
- Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
- The Doors, directed by Oliver Stone
- Double Impact
- Dutch
- Dying Young
E
F
- Father of the Bride
- La Femme Nikita (U.S. release)
- Final Approach
- The Fisher King
- Flight of the Intruder
- For The Boys, starring Bette Midler
- Frankie and Johnny
- Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
- Fried Green Tomatoes
- F/X2
G
H
- The Hard Way
- Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
- He Said, She Said
- Heaven and Earth (U.S. release)
- Highlander II: The Quickening
- Hook
- Hot Shots!
- The Hours and Times
- Hudson Hawk
I
J
- JFK
- Jungle Fever, directed by Spike Lee
- King Ralph
- A Kiss Before Dying
- Knight Rider 2000
L
- L.A. Story
- The Last Boy Scout
- Lies Of The Twins
- Life Is Sweet, directed by Mike Leigh, featuring Alison Steadman, Timothy Spall, Jim Brodbent, Jane Horrocks
- Life Stinks, starring and directed by Mel Brooks
- The Linguini Incident
- Lionheart (U.S. release)
- Little Man Tate, starring and directed by Jodie Foster
M
- Married to It
- The Marrying Man
- McBain
- Mediterraneo
- Meet the Applegates
- Men of Respect
- Mississippi Masala
- Mobsters
- Mortal Thoughts
- My Girl
- Mystery Date
- The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
- Naked Lunch
- Necessary Roughness
- New Jack City
- Night on Earth
- Not Without My Daughter, starring Sally Field
- Nothing But Trouble
- Once A Thief, directed by John Woo
- Once Around
- One Good Cop
- One Hundred and One Dalmatians (re-released)
- Only The Lonely
- Oscar
- Other People's Money
- Out for Justice
- Pappa ante Portas
- Paradise
- Pastime, a baseball film starring William Russ (Sundance Film Festival award winner)
- The People Under the Stairs, directed by Wes Craven
- The Perfect Weapon
- Point Break
- Poison
- The Prince of Tides
- Problem Child 2
- Pure Luck
- A Rage in Harlem
- Rambling Rose
- Regarding Henry, starring Harrison Ford
- Return to the Blue Lagoon, starring Milla Jovovich and Brian Krause
- Ricochet, starring Denzel Washington
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
- The Rocketeer
- Rover Dangerfield
- Run
- The Revolution Dog
- Rush
- Sebastian Star Bear: First Mission
- Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
- Shakes the Clown
- Shattered
- Shout
- Showdown in Little Tokyo
- The Silence of the Lambs
- Sleeping with the Enemy
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
- Stone Cold
- Strictly Business
- Suburban Commando
- The Super, starring Joe Pesci
- Switched
- The Taking of Beverly Hills
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- Thelma & Louise
- 35 Up
- Together Alone
- Toy Soldiers
- 29th Street
- What About Bob?
- White Fang
- Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
- Year of the Gun
- Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
Births
- Britt McKillip, January 18, actress, singer
- Emma Roberts, February 10, actress
- Bonnie Wright, February 17, actress
- Jamie Lynn Spears, April 4, actress
- Daniel Kelly,February 26,superstar
Deaths
- January 18 - Leo Hurwitz, documentary film producer
- January 19 - John Russell, actor
- February 1 - Carol Dempster, actress
- February 6 - Danny Thomas, singer, actor, comedian
- March 18 - Vilma Bánky, actress
- March 14 - Howard Ashman, playwright, lyricist
- March 27 - Aldo Ray, actor
- April 10 - Natalie Schafer, actress
- May 1 - Richard Thorpe, director
- June 3 - Eva LeGallienne, actress
- June 14 - Peggy Ashcroft, actress
- June 19 - Jean Arthur, actress
- July 1 - Michael Landon, actor
- July 2 - Lee Remick, actress
- July 8 - James Franciscus, actor
- August 22 - Colleen Dewhurst, actress
- September 3 - Frank Capra, director
- September 8 - Brad Davis, actor
- September 25 - Viviane Romance, actress
- November 2 - Irwin Allen, producer, director
- November 5 - Fred MacMurray, actor
- November 6 - Gene Tierney, actress
- November 9 - Yves Montand, actor
- November 23 - Klaus Kinski, actor
- November 29 - Ralph Bellamy, actor
- December 12 - Eleanor Boardman, actress
- December 28 - Cassandra Harris, actress
References
- ^ Golden Bear award (for 1992)